Trade War Appears To Backfire As Record Number Of Americans Support Free Trade

Support for Donald Trump's trade war is collapsing among Americans. That's the message from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, which shows that 64% of Americans agreed with the statement that free trade is good for the country. That is a record high, and up sharply from the 57% reported early in Trump's presidency, and above levels seen during the Obama administration, which suggests the trade war is backfiring in terms of public sentiment. Admittedly, the wording of Statement A has t

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Most Americans would also likely agree that America should not be a pariah on the world stage and that more can be gained by defending against our enemies WITH our Allies, rather than going it alone, with a ‘beggar thy neighbor’ attitude. Trade is a great way to build relationships and mutual understanding among nations.